Sumter Superior court details multiple crime convictions
The Sumter Superior Court continues active criminal calendar with numerous verdicts and chaingang sentences. Notable cases include murder related manslaughter guilty pleas, liquor and pistol charges, larceny, and disturbing public worship with varying terms ranging from months to life on the chaingang.
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Sumter Superior
Littlejolrig
Elder Hawkins
Lee Allen
William Seay
Chaingang
Jimmie Cato
Conceield
Calvin Holder
Dan Carter
Charles Goings
Charley Will Jones
Tom Parks
Chas. Lewis
Ccaingang
Beauty Heroine and accomplices sentenced for larceny
The record lists Robert Mills and associates charged with larceny from a house and simple larceny. Mills receives 12 months on the chaingang, Brison, Jones, Knighton, and Dowdell face 1 to 2 years, Knighton 2 months, Jones 12 months, and Ernest Walker 12 months for carrying a pistol to a place of worship with a $60 penalty noted.
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Robert Mills
T. C. Brison
Jas. Jones
Jas. Knighton
Joe Dowdell
Chaingang
Ernest Walker
Kellogg’s Bran Promises Relief for Constipation
An advertisement extols Kellogg's Bran as a complete cure for constipation, claiming all bran provides permanent relief even in chronic cases. It urges daily consumption with milk or cream, adds recipes, notes a Battle Creek origin, and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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Marty
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Edward Littleton Dies at Americus Hospital
Edward Littleton aged 90, a longtime and beloved Americus resident, died at Americus and Sumter County hospital after declining health. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 from Albert J. Harris home on Harrold Avenue, with Rev James B. Lawrence officiating and Oak Grove cemetery as the burial site. He served in the A S Cutt battery during the Civil War and was noted for charity and community involvement. Surviving son William Littleton and daughter-in-law Dr. J G Dean of Dawson, three grandsons, two nieces, two nephews, and other relatives. Born March 4, 1843 in Warren County Georgia, he moved to Americus before the Civil War and remained a prominent figure in business and city growth. Local tributes poured in from hundreds who knew him.
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Edward Littleton
Americus and Sumter County Hospital
Albert J. Harris
Harrold Avenue
James B. Lawrence
Albany
William Littleton, Jr
Frank Littleton
Nancey Littleton
Dawson
J. W. Peel
Sumter
W. M. Reese
Shellman
J. O. Reese
Preston
A. M. Daniel
A. B. Connors
Sumter County
Mr. Littleton
Warren County
Georgia
Nancy James
Marion County
Americus
A. S. Cutt
Gettysburg
Evening prayer at Calvary Church at eight p m
Marie Neal found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to six months on the chain gang for murder. James Wren acquitted of assault with intent to murder.
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Calvary
Marie Neal
James Wren
Local families join summer visits across town
Mrs. W. D. Phillips with her sons John Taylor Philips and Wal ter D Philips Jr. arrived from Fort Worth to stay with her parents on Lee street. Miss Maude Sherlock will travel Saturday to Florala Alabama for a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sherlock. Dr. J. T. Stokes and family left for South Carolina to visit relatives. Rufus Godwin returns home after completing a post graduate course at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn and will stay with his mother Mrs. R. B. Ged.
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W. D. Phillips
John Taylor Philips
Walter D Philips, Jr
Fort Worth
John Taylor
Lee Street
Maude Sherlock
Florala
Ala
Chris Sherlock
Rufus Godwin
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
R. B. Ged
Big Negro Revival at Union Baptist Church
A large revival is underway at Union Baptist Church led by Dr. H. C. Gray, a noted evangelist from Leesburg. The Times Recorder notes thirteen conversions so far as crowds gather nightly to hear the preacher, with Rev J. J. Chisholm, pastor of Union Baptist, a familiar figure in Americus.
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Union Baptist (Negro) Church
H.C. Gray
Leesburg
Siven
Times Recorder
W. M. Geoss
J J. Chisholm
Americus
Union Barsigh Church
Tifton Prepares for Columbus Brunswick Highway Meet
Tifton through its Chamber of Commerce city officials and clubs is organizing the Columbus Brunswick highway meeting set for Thursday June 12. It is the final of three route sessions designed to rally towns along Columbus to Brunswick routes. A July Brunswick meeting will decide the official highway route with a trio of engineers as judges.
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Tifton
Clifton
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Columbus
Brunswick
Columbus - Hawkinsville
Truck Crops Here Growing Important
Truck crops here growing important as shipping of beans to Atlanta and Jacksonville markets continues. Hogsed ships about 50 crates nightly to Atlanta, with shipments up to 5 crate in one night. Squash also sells well to consuming centers, with crates sent to Atlanta and Jacksonville. Local truckers include R. L. Maynard near Americus and Frank A. Wilson Jr. near Leslie.
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Atlants
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Afiintay
Jacksonvillé
Leslie
Times-Recorder
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Endorsed in Local Ad
An advertisement from Wootten Transfer Co promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy stating it cures stomach trouble, constipation, gas and fever. It claims removal of intestinal mucus and inflammation, offers a money back guarantee, and lists Howell's Pharmacy as a seller.
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Mayr
Howell
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London
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South Carolina Points
Union Baptist
India
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Star Soap
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Wheateena
Akfast
Jewel
Armour’s Star Lord
Armour
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Savoy
White House
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Arbuckle’s
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